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Year 6 Working Systematically

First Connect Three
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First Connect Three

Age
7 to 11
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Add or subtract the two numbers on the spinners and try to complete a row of three. Are there some numbers that are good to aim for?
Round the Four Dice
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Round the Four Dice

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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This activity involves rounding four-digit numbers to the nearest thousand.
Round the Three Dice
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Round the Three Dice

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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What happens when you round these three-digit numbers to the nearest 100?

4 by 4 Mathdokus
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4 by 4 Mathdokus

Age
7 to 14
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Can you use the clues to complete these 4 by 4 Mathematical Sudokus?
Dicey Perimeter, Dicey Area
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Dicey Perimeter, Dicey Area

In this game for two players, you throw two dice and find the product. How many shapes can you draw on the grid which have that area or perimeter?
The Moons of Vuvv
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The Moons of Vuvv

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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The planet of Vuvv has seven moons. Can you work out how long it is between each super-eclipse?
Factor Lines
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Factor Lines

Age
7 to 14
Challenge level
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Arrange the four number cards on the grid, according to the rules, to make a diagonal, vertical or horizontal line.
Factor-Multiple Chains
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Factor-Multiple Chains

Age
7 to 11
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Can you see how these factor-multiple chains work? Find the chain which contains the smallest possible numbers. How about the largest possible numbers?
Button-Up Some More
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Button-Up Some More

Age
7 to 11
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How many ways can you find to do up all four buttons on my coat? How about if I had five buttons? Six ...?

Different Deductions
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Different Deductions

Age
7 to 11
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There are lots of different methods to find out what the shapes are worth - how many can you find?
Round and round the circle
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Round and round the circle

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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What happens if you join every second point on this circle? How about every third point? Try with different steps and see if you can predict what will happen.
Making Cuboids
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Making Cuboids

Age
7 to 11
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Let's say you can only use two different lengths - 2 units and 4 units. Using just these 2 lengths as the edges how many different cuboids can you make?
Mystery Matrix
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Mystery Matrix

Age
7 to 11
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Can you fill in this table square? The numbers 2 -12 were used to generate it with just one number used twice.
Triangles all Around
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Triangles all Around

Age
7 to 11
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Can you find all the different triangles on these peg boards, and find their angles?
Two and Two
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Two and Two

Age
7 to 16
Challenge level
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How many solutions can you find to this sum? Each of the different letters stands for a different number.

Quadrilaterals
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Quadrilaterals

Age
7 to 11
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How many DIFFERENT quadrilaterals can be made by joining the dots on the 8-point circle?